Checklist of Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
for Burkina Faso (West Africa)
List of families for Burkina Faso
28 Families width 715 Species and 77 Subspecies
| Arctiidae Leach, 1815 | Footman moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Castniidae Boisduval, 1828 | Castniid moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cossidae Leach, 1815 | Borers | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Crambidae Latreille, 1810 | Crambid Snout Moths | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 172 | Species | Taxom | | Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Giant Lappet Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854 | Gelechiid moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 24 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 | Indet. Skipper | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Hyblaeidae Hampson, 1903 | Teak Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841 | Eggar Moths | 28 | Species | Taxom | | Limacodidae Duponchel, 1845 | Cup moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | And blues | 93 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 85 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 24 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 82 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | And Sulphurs | 30 | Species | Taxom | | Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841 | Plume Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pyralidae Latreille, 1802 | Flour Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 39 | Species | Taxom | | Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828 | Clear Wings | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 53 | Species | Taxom | | Tineidae Latreille, 1810 | & Allies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tortricidae Latreille, 1803 | Bell Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Burkina Faso
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